ζέμα

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ζέω (zéō, “I boil, I seethe”) and the suffix -μα (-ma).

Pronunciation
 

Noun

ζέμᾰ • (zéma) n (genitive ζέμᾰτος); third declension

  1. fermentation, boiling
    1. That which is boiled, a decoction
    2. lewdness

Inflection
Third declension of τὸ ζέμᾰ; τοῦ ζέμᾰτος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ ζέμᾰ
tò zéma		 τὼ ζέμᾰτε
tṑ zémate		 τᾰ̀ ζέμᾰτᾰ
tà zémata
Genitive τοῦ ζέμᾰτος
toû zématos		 τοῖν ζεμᾰ́τοιν
toîn zemátoin		 τῶν ζεμᾰ́των
tôn zemátōn
Dative τῷ ζέμᾰτῐ
tôi zémati		 τοῖν ζεμᾰ́τοιν
toîn zemátoin		 τοῖς ζέμᾰσῐ / ζέμᾰσῐν
toîs zémasi(n)
Accusative τὸ ζέμᾰ
tò zéma		 τὼ ζέμᾰτε
tṑ zémate		 τᾰ̀ ζέμᾰτᾰ
tà zémata
Vocative ζέμᾰ
zéma		 ζέμᾰτε
zémate		 ζέμᾰτᾰ
zémata
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

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